There is no shortage of difficult-to-pronounce place names in Liverpool and Merseyside - especially if you’re from out of town. The pronunciation of many towns, villages and suburbs makes no sense to non-locals, and even to some lifelong residents.
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00:00 There are many place names in Merseyside which catch visitors out. Even some locals struggle
00:06 themselves. From Chilwalter, Kirby, Merseyside has some
00:10 interestingly spelled name places that seem to catch out visitors. People are often caught
00:16 out by pronunciations of local towns and villages with silent letters or bizarre spellings,
00:22 leading them to feel a tad embarrassed. We have been on the streets of Liverpool to test
00:27 your knowledge. Gae Rae Cur, Mossley Hill, Kirby, Hyton, Cloughton, Mews and Chilwalter.
00:42 Number one Gattaca, number two Mossley Hill, number three Kirby, number four Hyton, number
00:56 five Cloughton, number six Mills and number seven Chilwalter.
01:01 Gattaca, Mossley Hill, Kirby, Hyton, Cloughton, Mews, Riddle and Chilwalter. I used to live
01:12 there so Gattaca, Mossley Hill, Kirby, Hyton, Cloughton, Mills and Chilwalter.
01:23 So it's Gattaca, Mossley Hill, Kirby, Hyton, Cloughton, Mills and Chilwalter.
01:33 We know that people struggle to say these place names correctly and we've heard plenty
01:38 of amusing mispronunciations. If you can't tell you're Walton from you're Walton and
01:43 you think Kensington is in London, well we're a friendly bunch so you can always just ask
01:48 us.
01:49 Kirby, Kingsing, Mills, Chilwalter.
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